Business process change analysis and test case adaptation based on change detection

An article of manufacture comprising a machine-readable storage medium having content stored thereon to provide instructions to cause a machine to perform operations including:

• obtaining system configuration metadata for a business process application, the system configuration metadata describing data elements for a current system configuration from which user interface (UI) components for the business process application are generated;
• comparing the current system configuration to a previous system configuration associated with a business process test defined in test content, the test content specific to the previous system configuration to test the UI components and to test functionality of the business process application in accordance with the previous system configuration;
• determining whether a difference exists between the current system configuration and the previous system configuration associated with the test content, based on the system configuration metadata;
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• generating a comparison report, the report indicating any differences determined between the current system configuration and the previous system configuration, to identify system configuration changes that affect an ability of the test content to test the UI components and functionality of the business process application.

A computer implemented method comprising:

• detecting a difference in a current system configuration as compared to a previous system configuration, the previous system configuration associated with a system test case composed of reusable test components aggregated to define a business process test case, the business process test case including test components specific to the previous system configuration to test a business process in accordance with the previous system configuration including user interface (UI) components and functionality for the business process;
• identifying a test component that is affected by a determined system configuration difference, which affects an ability of the business process test case to test the business process;
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• dynamically adapting a parameter of the identified test component based on the determined system configuration difference to generate an updated test component to be applied to an updated test case to test the business process in accordance with the current system configuration.

An article of manufacture comprising a machine-readable storage medium having content stored thereon to provide instructions to cause a machine to perform operations including:

• detecting a difference in a current system configuration as compared to a previous system configuration, the previous system configuration associated with a system test case composed of reusable test components aggregated to define a business process test case, the business process test case including test components specific to the previous system configuration to test a business process in accordance with the previous system configuration including user interface (UI) components and functionality for the business process;
• identifying a test component that is affected by a determined system configuration difference, which affects an ability of the business process test case to test the business process;
• and
• dynamically adapting a parameter of the identified test component based on the determined system configuration difference to generate an updated test component to be applied to an updated test case to test the business process in accordance with the current system configuration.

A test system comprising:

• change indication means for detecting a difference in a current system configuration as compared to a previous system configuration, the previous system configuration associated with a system test case composed of reusable test components aggregated to define a business process test case, the business process test case including test components specific to the previous system configuration to test a business process in accordance with the previous system configuration including user interface (UI) components and functionality for the business process;
• component identification means for identifying a test component that is affected by a determined system configuration difference, which affects an ability of the business process test case to test the business process;
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• test case adaptation means for adapting a parameter of the identified test component based on the determined system configuration difference to generate an updated test component to be applied to an updated test case to test the business process in accordance with the current system configuration.